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US cannabis stocks spike as DEA confirms reclassification review
The latest development is part of a review process initially launched by President Biden way back in October 2022.
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Europe
6 stories- Belgium's national drugs commissioner wants to follow Portugal's decriminalisation model
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- What's in store for European cannabis industry year? Industry leaders have their say
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- The Hague City Party's motion to participate in coffeeshop experiment adopted
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- Village Farms announces launch of top-selling cannabis brands in UK via 4C Labs
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- Hydrogen Utopia secures 49% ownership of North Macedonian cannabis producer Ohrid Organics
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- New partnerships show strategic progress for Hellenic Dynamics
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United States
6 stories- Local governments in New York empowered to close unlicensed cannabis businesses under SMOKEOUT Act
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- Georgia-based cannabis payments processor seeks US$500m in damages as it announces closure
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- Federal lawsuit challenges Mississippi's cannabis advertising ban
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- Washington bill proposes reversal of employment protections for cannabis users
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- Cannabis users in Colorado could be allowed concealed carry permits
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- 22nd Century Group sells Las Vegas-based CBD unit, taking US$57 million loss
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Canada
6 stories- Major banks in Canada still refuse to work with legal cannabis businesses
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- Spikes in cannabis-related psychosis not associated with legalisation, Canadian researchers find
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- Canadian cannabis retailer Trees Corp. enters creditor protection
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- High Tide unveils Canna Cabana opening in Mississauga with adult-use cannabis sales
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- Alberta government streamlines AGLC operations to boost revenue for cannabis industry
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- IMC says its legal proceedings against Focus Medical Herbs have now been concluded
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LATAM & Caribbean
4 stories- Latin cannabis brands gaining traction in retail market
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- Court orders Brazilian state of Minas Gerais to supply cannabis-based medicines to patients
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- LATAM's first sustainable house made from industrial hemp constructed in Paraguay
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- Benuvia Operations and PharmaCielo partner to produce pharmaceutical-grade APIs for Brazilian market
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Africa & Middle East
4 stories- Patients in Israel can access medical cannabis without it being a last line resort
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- Ghana legalises growing of industrial hemp and medical cannabis
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- Cannabis company Better becomes first Israeli company to secure organic cannabis seal
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- Together Pharma to cancel medical cannabis agreement and sell 50% share of joint venture
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APAC
1 story- Cannabis products from Thailand sold in neighbouring Laos, where cannabis remains illegal
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Oceania
1 story- Clever Leaves granted Australian GMP certification for cannabis products
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